Court Says Trump Acted Outside His Legal Authority
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed down a unanimous ruling in Hawaii’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban. This is an important ruling because it makes clear Trump violated the law.
The ruling upholds most major points of a Hawaii court’s decision to block Trump’s executive order, and states the President has acted outside his legal authority:
The Court today also stated Trump’s executive order banning Muslims from six countries is illegal discrimination based on nationality, or national origin.
Today’s ruling also decimates the Trump administration’s core arguments:
MSNBC’s Pete Williams offers initial analysis:
UPDATE I: 1:30 PM EDT –
A recent Trump tweet, and his press secretary’s comment that his tweets are official statements, were cited in the ruling:
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